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heartbeat

/ heartbeat /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an animating or vital unifying force
"New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
Type of:
force
noun Sense 2
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
"he could feel the beat of her heart"
Type of:
periodic event recurrent event
Kinds of:
diastole systole throb throbbing pounding
Derived:
beat pound thump pulsate throb
noun Sense 3
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
"if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash"
Type of:
moment minute second
Derived:
flash
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
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force periodic event recurrent event diastole systole throb throbbing pounding moment minute second